The 2020 Mudjacking and Caulking Season is beginning!

Hello out there! It’s ALMOST spring…it’s supposed to be in the mid 60’s tomorrow, but most importantly, today is our first #fivestarfriday for 2020. We’re excited to get another year kicked off and look forward to meeting tons of new folks this year. Along with the satisfaction we receive from a mudjacking and/or caulking job being done well, the best part of our job is meeting so many of you.  Oftentimes the relationship even goes beyond the job, which makes it all the better. It’s so humbling to have many of you stop by our home show booth at various shows to say hello.  We’re also thrilled when you remind of us of how happy you are with the work you allowed us to perform at your home.

You may be asking, “what type of problems would I be looking for?”  Well, we’re glad you asked!  One of the biggest issues we see in just about every Nebraska winter is the issue of concrete heaving.  Concrete heaves because water enters the space beneath the concrete (often a void) and freezes.  Science tells us that water expands approximately 9% when it freezes, which is an important number to remember.  Many of you can identify with your driveway lifting up above the edge of your garage floor, right?  Imagine if water only expands 9%, how much water must be down there.

Solutions to heaving concrete?

What’s the solution?  Managing water.  How can ConcreteMedic help with this?  We spend a great deal of time each year, not only mudjacking concrete, but caulking the joints and cracks on driveways.  This is in an effort to keep water from flowing down beneath the concrete.  This is a HUGE issue, but not only to help keep the water out.  Caulking also serves to help keep your concrete from cracking and sinking.  By the way, the concrete sinks because of the voids created by the water, that’s when the mudjacking (or concrete lifting) comes in.  The other thing we try to do is to give some guidance on downspout direction, etc… .  We do this so you don’t have water coming in from the sides as well.

If we can help with some concrete problems that showed up over the past winter, call us at 402-619-6116.  You can also contact us via our website here.  We look forward to helping out in any way we can!